League Play-Off

Maykop
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Matvey Kostikov kicked off to start the match. Matvey Kostikov took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kirill Subbotin. Kirill Subbotin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Egor Rubakhin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mark Gluhotko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28th minute, Egor Rubakhin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Andrey Guskov hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. If Egor Rubakhin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonid Kostin hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Mark Gluhotko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Vladimir Nosov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mark Gluhotko to make the kick off. After 55 played minutes Kopeysk HC got a freekick which was hit by Stepan Popov. Matvey Kostikov charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matvey Kostikov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 57th minute, Matvey Kostikov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Egor Rubakhin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 59th minute Mark Gluhotko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Nosov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mark Gluhotko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Vladimir Nosov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, Egor Rubakhin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Maykop FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Vladimir Nosov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mark Gluhotko in the 67th minute of play. In the 68th minute of the match Filipp Maminov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kirill Subbotin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Mark Gluhotko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mark Gluhotko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 82 minutes, Leonid Kostin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kopeysk HC and the Maykop FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 82nd match minute, Kopeysk HC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonid Kostin to maneuver through the defense. Leonid Kostin hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute, Stepan Popov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mark Gluhotko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Leonid Kostin kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. When Mark Gluhotko got free in front of the goal in the 93rd minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Vladimir Nosov was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Maykop FC had played much better football throughout.